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   by selva 18y ago

   An insightful talk by Dan Gilbert on this http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_...
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   by selva 18y ago

   There are many reasons, mostly to do with skewed priorities. I'll describe one of ways priorities get skewed. There is a disproportionately large film and TV industry with a lot of political backing which are interested in getting TV into a
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   by selva 18y ago

   From Oxford Dictionary: Friend - a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of sexual or family relations. Developing mutual affection takes time. Clearly, technology has taken this word 'friend' (and man
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   by selva 18y ago

   I just read 'A Mathematician's Apology' where Hardy touches on this at one point. If you want to consider someone's opinion on your question (besides cperciva), consider Hardy's (because he was a great mathematican and a brutally honest per
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   by selva 18y ago

   Exceptional. http://www.cbc.ca/writersandcompany/